Behaviour, Crime and Legal Processes A Guide for Forensic Practitioners

by McGuire, James; Mason, Tom; O'Kane, Aisling

• ISBN13: 9780471998693
• ISBN10: 0471998699
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-24
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

Areas of professional practice, such as law, psychiatry, and the behavioural and social sciences, overlap at numerous points in terms of underlying concepts and basic research. They also intersect at an everyday level in their work with individuals whose multiple problems simultaneously require attention from legal, mental health, and social services professionals. Behaviour, Crime and Legal Processes explicitly sets out to close the gaps between the professions. It addresses the questions that arise at the meeting-points and cross-roads of different backgrounds and spheres of activity, thereby helping people working in these different fields to grasp the nature and implications of each other's perspectives and adopt a better-informed approach to inter-disciplinary work.

Author Biography

Dr James McGuire, Department of Clinical Psychology, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.

Professor Tom Mason, Caswell Clinic, Glanrhyd Hospital, Mid Glamorgan, UK.

Aisling O'Kane, Wirral and West Cheshire Community NHS Trust, Directorate of Psychological Services, St Catherine's Hospital, Wirral, UK.

Table of Contents

About the Editors	vii
About the Contributors	ix
Foreword	xiii
Dilys Jones
Preface	xv
Part I Behavioural Sciences and Legal Processes
Behavioural Sciences Applied to Forensic and Legal Contexts	3	(16)
James McGuire
Tom Mason
Aisling O'Kane
The Legal Context: Obstacle or Opportunity?	19	(20)
David Carson
Psychology and Police Investigation	39	(26)
Peter B. Ainsworth
Factors Influencing Witness Evidence	65	(18)
Amina Memon
Daniel B. Wright
Psycho-legal Studies as an Interface Discipline	83	(28)
Nigel Eastman
Decision-Making in Legal Settings	111	(24)
Jenny McEwan
Part II Research and Practice
Explanations of Offence Behaviour	135	(26)
James McGuire
Psychosis and Offending	161	(16)
Aisling O'Kane
Richard Bentall
Risk Assessment and Prediction	177	(28)
Ron Blackburn
Systems of Services	205	(30)
David Heywood
Care and Management in the Community	235	(22)
Tom Mason
Treatment of Sexual Deviation and Aggression	257	(24)
Julie Hird
Treatment Approaches with Mentally Disordered Offenders	281	(8)
Adrian Grounds
Effective Interventions, Service and Policy Implications	289	(26)
James McGuire
Tom Mason
Aisling O'Kane
Index	315